Speaking of gas and federal investigations, nearly 1 million General Motors Co. vehicles could faulty gas gauges. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has opened an investigation into whether gauges in 2005-07 Chevrolet Trailblazer, GMC Envoy, Buick Rainier and Saab 9-7x vehicles are defective. The agency estimates 865,000 vehicles could be affected, and NHTSA said it has received 668 complaints alleging inaccurate fuel gauge reading. GM says it is cooperating with the investigation. [Freep]

Unlike GM, a pastor in Royal Oak did not cooperate with investigators and could now serve the next 32 years in prison. David Rodney Bozeman, 41, who pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a child multiple times, was sentenced Friday to 17.5 to 32 years in prison. He had fled the state after the allegations were made in 2009, but he was captured during a routine traffic stop in Alabama and extradited back to Michigan. Corrigan O’Donohue, Royal Oak interim police chief, called Bozeman “a nasty person,” who the department is glad to have in jail without having the victim testify at a trial. [MacDaily]

In somewhat happier religious news, Metro Detroit Catholics are celebrating late Pope John Paul II's beatification. The popular Catholic leader will be a step closer to sainthood come Sunday, when Pope Benedict XVI will declare him Blessed. It's the biggest celebration at the Vatican in years, one that many metro Detroiters eagerly anticipate, given the close ties they feel to the late pope, especially because of his Polish heritage. [Freep]

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Elsewhere in Oakland County, officials are investigating how a body and a vehicle ended up in a pond in Lyon Township. The body was seen floating near a vehicle in a pond in the 30000 block of Research Drive around 3:35 p.m. Friday. Officials believe the crash happened sometime before Friday. [OakPress]

To end on a high note, a trio of national chains is expanding aggressively into Metro Detroit, signaling that some companies have enough faith in local discretionary spending power to create jobs and invest here. It isn’t the official return of the automotive industry, but its something. [DetNews]